Technical information
Technical information booklets
On this page you will find links to a series of booklets prepared by the Mills Section on technical aspects of mill maintenance and operation. These are PDF files and you will need the free Adobe Acrobat reader to read them.
Printed
copies of these booklets are also obtainable from the Section office.
Email the Secretary at millsinfo@spab.org.uk
or write to Mills Section, SPAB, 37 Spital Square, London E1 6DY.
Guidelines to health and safety in windmills and watermills including food hygiene
This guide should be regarded as essential reading for all those who open mills to the public.
Principles and practice in mill repair
Our old mills are some of the finest in the world, and today's millwrights and millers, both professional and amateur, are their true trustees. We must cherish our mills and care for them in a practical way by ensuring that all repair and maintenance work is of lasting value and worthy of the name of craftsmanship.
Consolidated glossary of British mill terms
The object of this glossary is to provide standard definitions for the mill terms used in Great Britain, enabling expressions to be universally understood.